19/04/2025

The Manhattans "Too Hot To Stop It" (1985) -Smooth Soul / Synth Funk-



Label : CBS, Inc.


États-Unis Side 1

01 - Don't Say No (Richard Scher & Lotti Golden)
02 - You Send Me (Sam Cooke)
03 - Angel Of The Night (John Anderson & Steve Williams)
04 - When We Are Made As One (A Cappella) (George Smith)

Side 2

01 - C'est la vie (John Anderson & Steve Williams)
02 - Dreamin' (John Anderson & Steve Williams)
03 - You're Gonna Love Being Loved By Me (Gerald Alston, Barbara Morr & Mark Chapman)
04 - Too Hot To Stop It (Marc Blatte, Larry Gottlieb & Larry Wedgeworth)


Executive Producers : Mickey Eichner, Morrie Brown & Joe McEwen
Recorded & Mixed at Celestial Sounds, except "Don't Say No" Recorded at Everygreen Recording & "Too Hot To Stop It" Recorded at Roxy Recording
Additional Recording : Carneggie Hill Studios, Secret Sound & The Songshop
Chief Engineer : Steve Goldman
Additional Engineering : Kurt Upper, Carol Martino, Hahn Rowe, Lance McVickar, Ron Banks
Mixed by Steve Goldman


Side 1

01 - Don't Say No

Produced by Morrie Brown, Richard Scher & Lotti Golden for Mighty M Productions Ltd.
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Richard Scher
Guitars : Ira Siegel
Drum Programming by Richard Scher
Flutes by Lew Delgatto
Rhythm Arrangement : Richard Scher
Background vocals : The Manhattans
Female Vocalist : B.J. Nelson

02 - You Send Me

Produced by Morrie Brown for Mighty M Productions Ltd.
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Lloyd Landesman
Drum Programming by Lloyd Landesman & Morrie Brown
Saxophone Solo by Cris Cioe
Synthesized Strings by Morrie Brown
Rhythm Arrangement : Morrie Brown & Lloyd Landesman
Background vocals : The Manhattans
Background Vocal Arrangements : Morrie Brown & Blue Lovett

03 - Angel Of The Night

Produced by John 'Skip' Anderson, Steve Williams & Morrie Brown
Arranged by John 'Skip' Anderson, Steve Williams
Keyboards : Skip Anderson
Guitars : Steve Williams
Bass : Tinker Barfield
Drums : Yogi Horton
Saxophone Solo : Lou Cortelezzi
Additional Background vocals : Keeley Curtis, Dennis Collins, Phillip Ballou

04 - When We Are Made As One (A Cappella)

Produced by Morrie Brown for Mighty M Productions Ltd.

Side 2

01 - C'est la vie

Produced, Written & Arranged by John 'Skip' Anderson, Steve Williams
Keyboards : Skip Anderson
Guitars : Steve Williams
Synthesized Bass : Skip Anderson
Drums : Yogi Horton
Percussion : Carol Steele
Additional Background vocals : Krysal Davis, Keeley Curtis, Dennis Collins

02 - Dreamin'

Produced & Arranged by John 'Skip' Anderson, Steve Williams
Keyboards : Skip Anderson
Guitars : Steve Williams
Bass : Wayne Brathwaite
Drums : Yogi Horton
Percussion : Carol Steele
Additional Background vocals : Krysal Davis, Keeley Curtis, Brend Whote-King, Dennis Collins, Phillip Ballou, Ike Floyd

03 - You're Gonna Love Being Loved By Me

Produced & Arranged by John 'Skip' Anderson, Steve Williams
Keyboards : Skip Anderson
Guitars : Steve Williams
Bass : Wayne Brathwaite
Drums : Yogi Horton
Percussion : Carol Steele
Additional Background vocals : Luther Vandross, Krysal Davis, Skip Anderson,  Steve Williams
Vocal Contractor : Krystal Davis

04 - Too Hot To Stop It

Produced by Marc Blatte, Larry Gottlieb & Morrie Brown
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Irwin Fisch, Robbie Kondor, Charlie Roth
Guitars : Ira Siegel
Bass : Seth Glassman
Drums : Frank Vilardi
Rhythm Arrangement : Marc Blatte & Larry Gottlieb
Background vocals : The Manhattans, Ray Simpson, Dennis Collins, Daryl Tookes